Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama Department of Public Health

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 established the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), to educate youth on both abstinence and contraception to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, and at least three adulthood preparation subjects. Alabama’s PREP (APREP) is administered by the Alabama Department of Public Health. States are encouraged to target youth populations that are the most high risk or vulnerable and utilize evidence-based effective programs. APREP serves youth aged 13-19 in juvenile detention, alternative schools, foster care group homes, after school programs, and those who live in communities with high rates of teen pregnancy.

Overview of Curriculum

APREP uses an evidence-based curriculum, Making Proud Choices! This is an eight module curriculum, which provides youth with skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to reduce their risk of pregnancy and STIs by either abstaining from sex or using condoms if they are sexually active. The curriculum emphasizes activities that build skills and confidence. In addition to the evidence-based curriculum, adulthood preparation topics (Healthy Relationships, Healthy Life Skills, and Adolescent Development) are addressed in two additional units, for a total of ten (10) one-hour sessions. These sessions are taken from either Love Notes or Relationship Smarts Plus curriculum.

Class Outline

Adulthood Preparation

Class 1 Healthy relationships, sexual abuse, and dating violence and coercion

Class 2 Future planning, decision making skills, intimacy, and pitfalls of sex too soon

Evidence-Based Curriculum

Class 3 Getting to Know You and Making Your Dream Come True

Class 4 The Consequences of Sex: Pregnancy

Class 5 The Consequences of Sex: STDs

Class 6 The Consequences of Sex: HIV Infection

Class 7 Attitudes about Sex, HIV & Condom Use

Class 8 Strategies for Preventing HIV Infection: Stop, Think and Act

Class 9 Developing Condom Use and Negotiation Skills

Class 10 Enhancing Refusal and Negotiation Skills

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